Short Take: Aladdin working on Linux version of Expander
Aladdin Systems has begun a public beta test of its decompression software, Aladdin Expander, for the Linux operating system, the company said today. The software currently is available for Macintosh and Windows computers. The Linux version is designed to work with versions of Linux from Red Hat and Corel.
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Aladdin Systems has begun a public of its decompression software, Aladdin Expander, for the Linux
operating system, the company said today. The software currently is
available
for Macintosh and Windows computers. The Linux version is designed to work
with
versions of Linux from Red Hat and Corel.